Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-18

that man can be assessed and made to pay for a
main laid by himself is worthy the brain OF Don
Quixote. The permit TO lay the main carries with
II exemption from assessment The corporation
is the gamer 10 all such cases as In consequence,
II derives additional revenue from water rents
without mourning any expense.
the making OF assessments against property
that does not abut on q main, but where permit
down an alley at the expense OF the property
owner, and connect with main that has been
paaa Ior ~ the property on which aouts is
bill lately sent out against house on nth street
which connects at the expense OF the owner,
abeS ae w5h oa een ON Resrs
The party is notified that If he does not pay this
illegal bill the water will be turned on nom his
premises The law provides that the water shall
De cut on only for n0n-payment OF rent.
Another way is provided for collecting arrear-
ages OF water tax, which Is by advertising the
understand the Commissioners have done away
with the lnstalmenI clause In the water-tax law.
M Nus tney cannot legally do lSee act OF Congress-
In looking over the last report Of the Commits
sioners one searches In vain for anything TO show
Inc cost OF laying water-manS the past year. over
mIeS OF mains have been laid, and there Is not
Woru OF ngure TO show what they cost. In the
report OF the property clerk ind the following in
Contract No e69 Camden Iron Works furnish
ing cast Iron water pipes" carried out plank.
made oy the District government the past year
lelt plank, while small items OF unimportant
mdtecTS are given.
In the same property clerks report there APP
pears an Item OF S. 80 for medicine for the water
department.. 1t would seem as IL more medicine
were needed for the department, as well as heroic
With regard to our short water supply, would
ASK BOW many 1-inch taps have been aliowed7
LeG US nave the names OF the parties that are en-
1oying the privilege OF a 1-inch tap. and the
reason for such favoritism. The masses are only
aliowed S-inch tap, though they pay the same
price lor 1t. as those who live in palaces pay for
an inch tap, that supplies nearly three times as
We would like to know how many subscribers
tol wafer there Is recorded on the subscription
DOCK at the water ONCE, also how many have paid
Inelr water rent, and how many have not paid.
Capt. Symons is silent on this matter. His super
i intendent reports that he sent out last year
many ne did not send out.
In 1850 Water Register Cox reported the total
numoer OF water takers to be 1S,34O: This proves
mat there must be more than 20, I'll now, as the
increase the past year nearly makes up the differ
ence There must be fully 25 900 water takers at
the present time, the water rents from whom, II
instead OF 1924, 1853 1S, as Capt. Symons puts it.
There is evidently a shortage In water rents OF
over $4,000. Before anything more is said about
ne Increase of water rents let US have answers to
the following questions:
IsCIne total number Of water takers.
2d-The amount OF water rents not collected.
for pipe last year, with the number OF feet
4th-Where said pipe was laid. with the names
VI Tue streets and squares the size OF pipe weight
per FOOT number OF feet laid on each square, and
cost OF same.
5th-The number OF square feet assessed on each
square, with the amount Of the assessment put
opposite to the cost Of the main and stop-valve on
1t is due to the people that this Information be
given, AFTER which, II an honest, healthy and
VIII md no fault with the proposed increase OF
wafer rates. j. II. CRANE.